Sonos for Apple Watch
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Hey guys, please tell me you are going to or have already started working on a control for Sonos from the apple watch, I use my iPhone or iPad all the time but a watch control would be awesome.
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Userlevel 6
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If I look at the competition for Sonos (Bose for example) they have firmly placed themselves in the airplay camp and as such control of the Bose systems works through Apple's associated way of playing music.... I guess for me the two are therefore related - no true Apple airplay support and a lack of watch app is a great disappointment.
Don't get me wrong - I love the Sonos gear, it works fantastically in my house and zones well with everyone able to control and use it as they see fit..... but (and I run a technology company) if you are positioning yourselves as a company as Sonos do they must embrace technology like the watch much quicker ...... I won't change my view that the stuff is very well made and easy to connect and sounds fantastic but a little innovation goes a long way.
Just my opinion so don't shoot me!
I won't shoot you as I agree with you. sonos are good at what they make and do and I've even been told that by another audio manufacturer "Arcam". However they need to innovate and lead the way in development of not just their products but their controller software. For me, sonos are like Apple "It just works" but that's where the comparison ends. I think they are behind on new products like the over requested Portable/Outdoor speaker and features requested for the controller. sonos haven't said they aren't making this feature, I don't own an Apple Watch but have added my plus one as I think it would be a great selling point to control sonos via the Watch.
OK - so we have three apple watches in the household and used them in anger from Friday evening its my opinion that this will be a great way to control Sonos. Having said that I think the post from Chris saying that its a 3 month development plan is probably correct. Where Chris I think is wrong is that the watch SDK was made available to many technology companies way before the release of the watch, many companies had allocated resources to work on the development and a number of them had the privilege to receive an emulator (similar to that in the apple stores demonstrating the watch apps).... so development could (and in my opinion should) have been underway.
If I look at the competition for Sonos (Bose for example) they have firmly placed themselves in the airplay camp and as such control of the Bose systems works through Apple's associated way of playing music.... I guess for me the two are therefore related - no true Apple airplay support and a lack of watch app is a great disappointment.
Don't get me wrong - I love the Sonos gear, it works fantastically in my house and zones well with everyone able to control and use it as they see fit..... but (and I run a technology company) if you are positioning yourselves as a company as Sonos do they must embrace technology like the watch much quicker ...... I won't change my view that the stuff is very well made and easy to connect and sounds fantastic but a little innovation goes a long way.
Just my opinion so don't shoot me!
If I look at the competition for Sonos (Bose for example) they have firmly placed themselves in the airplay camp and as such control of the Bose systems works through Apple's associated way of playing music.... I guess for me the two are therefore related - no true Apple airplay support and a lack of watch app is a great disappointment.
Don't get me wrong - I love the Sonos gear, it works fantastically in my house and zones well with everyone able to control and use it as they see fit..... but (and I run a technology company) if you are positioning yourselves as a company as Sonos do they must embrace technology like the watch much quicker ...... I won't change my view that the stuff is very well made and easy to connect and sounds fantastic but a little innovation goes a long way.
Just my opinion so don't shoot me!
"Anybody" posted a status last Thrusday. Now I know that doesn't meet the "WE NEED HOURLY UPDATES FOR MY FAVORITE NEW FUNCTION!!! ZOMG!!" standard, but I think less than a week later is a little too soon to be clamoring for a new status.
Userlevel 3
Read the thread!! The status is in there!!! Also read the post just above yours!! Jeez!
Userlevel 7
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If they are working on they will not confirm.... they just don't comment on future plans.
Userlevel 3
Dear JotWee, please read the thread. "News" was posted last Thursday by a Sonos representative. I doubt that the situation has dramatically changed since then.
Hello Sonos, anybody out there? What's the status?
any news?
Add another Sonos user to the "Please develop an Apple Watch App" list. Would be a great fit.
Yes!!! Sonos on Apple Watch would be just the thing
Userlevel 7
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My assumption from the communication the other day is that Apple Watch is on their radar. I would imagine in seeing how Sonos operates they would not think of full development of the app until they had an apple watch in their hands for testing (and then in hands of users for beta testing). If in fact they are looking to develop an Apple Watch remote app I would say minimum 3 months from now and that would probably only be to beta. Not wanting to be a negative nancy but I haven't seen Sonos go through the development stages any more swiftly in past.
Userlevel 6
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@MarkM read the whole thread and you'll see sonos have responded - like others we want to see sonos working on the Apple "Watch" but for now we will have to wait and see what happens.
Userlevel 7
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They did post on Thursday.
Apple watch support please.
Come on sonos... Would be a great addition to the control
After a few hours with apple watch, no doubt that Sonos control app is needed.
It would be really nice to skip songs and change Volume on your wrist!
Me too! It would be so convenient to be able to control Sonos from the watch!
+1 to Sonos app for apple watch . Got mine today. loving it.
Userlevel 6
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Personally I say fly the flag, fly it high and get the jump on this before your competitors release an App to control their multi-room systems on the Apple "Watch" Bernhard is right in saying there are more pressing features that need developing but being able to control your sonos from the Apple "Watch" would be amazing. Tick-Tock sonos.
Sonos Apple watch! You can model the UI after the music app Apple made for their native player on the apple watch
I have 3 x Play 5's , 4 x Play 1's, 2 x sub and 2 x playbar - so I'd love to control and play from the watch..... come on Sonos make us all happy and give us an Apple Watch Sonos app for tomorrow please !!!
I love the idea of an Apple watch app. At the same time, there are more pressing features their developers need to integrate.
I have 3 x Play 5's , 4 x Play 1's, 2 x sub and 2 x playbar - so I'd love to control and play from the watch..... come on Sonos make us all happy and give us an Apple Watch Sonos app for tomorrow please !!!
I love the idea of an Apple watch app. At the same time, there are more pressing features their developers need to integrate.
I SO agree! SOnos, don't let others beat you to it! Your devoted customers WANT THIS!
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I got the same as Phillip - Stainless with Milanese 42mm
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